Hollywood’s Gun-Control Dud

National Review ^ | December 23, 2016 | John R Lott Jr

[Wallace T.]

But your kids will see it

That is the only way this business model can work. Starting off, with half the population antagonistic to it, another 30% apathetic on the gun control issue, it is clear to anyone with a room temperature IQ that this movie would be a money loser. Long term, however, remember that school administrators and boards, even in red states, lean to the left. As a result,, this bad movie can have a considerable half life in colleges and high schools, giving them at least breakeven return.

[Sans-Culotte]

Even if the movie had not sucked, I think it would have failed because movie-goers today prefer action and dumbass comedies. Also, I don’t think of Jessica Chastain as an A-list star. She’s a good actress, but I don’t think her name resonates with the average (Joe 6-Pack) viewer. She’s not the type that can draw ticket buyers to a crappy movie on the strength of her name. I don’t think even a bigger star could have saved this preachy POS.

[Pollster1]

I’m a statistician, and I try to keep voice out of my professional writing too. That’s probably why his joy stands out so much (to me) in this article.

[OldMissileer]

Of course, odds were good I would anyways, since my last trip to a movie theater was to see “The Hobbit in the Temple of Doom”. Not sure if that was its title, but that is what I remember...

The last movie I attended was when I took my son to see the first Transformers movie. Before that was when I took my daughter to see The Lion King.

[utahagen]

Everything you wrote is accurate. My point is: as bad as The Contender was, it was Citizen Kane in comparison to Miss Sloan!

[Oztrich Boy]

No thisOut of the 200 highest-grossing movies of 2016, only ten exceeded the $15.9 million television advertising budget of Miss Sloaneis the takeawy.

It was more heavily advertised than 95% of the most successful movies.

[Frank_2001]

What leftists love, Americans hate! When will they EVER learn???? ;)

[jmacusa]

I would venture to guess this young actress has armed security around her most of the time like a lot of Hollyweird types do. What a bunch of hypocrites.